diff --git a/sys/modules/if_tuntap/Makefile b/sys/modules/if_tuntap/Makefile
index c473fa07df4..7a4e6146061 100644
--- a/sys/modules/if_tuntap/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/if_tuntap/Makefile
@@ -5,31 +5,4 @@
 KMOD=	if_tuntap
 SRCS=	if_tuntap.c opt_inet.h opt_inet6.h
 
-# Symlink for backwards compatibility with systems installed at 12.0 or older
-.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} != "powerpc"
-SYMLINKS=	${KMOD}.ko ${KMODDIR}/if_tun.ko \
-	${KMOD}.ko ${KMODDIR}/if_tap.ko
-.else
-# Some PPC systems use msdosfs for /boot, which can't handle links or symlinks
-afterinstall: alias alias_debug
-alias: .PHONY
-	${INSTALL} -T release -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}/if_tun.ko
-	${INSTALL} -T release -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${KMODDIR}/if_tap.ko
-.if defined(DEBUG_FLAGS) && !defined(INSTALL_NODEBUG) && \
-    "${MK_KERNEL_SYMBOLS}" != "no"
-alias_debug: .PHONY
-	${INSTALL} -T debug -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG}.debug \
-	    ${DESTDIR}${KERN_DEBUGDIR}${KMODDIR}/if_tun.ko
-	${INSTALL} -T debug -o ${KMODOWN} -g ${KMODGRP} -m ${KMODMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${PROG}.debug \
-	    ${DESTDIR}${KERN_DEBUGDIR}${KMODDIR}/if_tap.ko
-.else
-alias_debug: .PHONY
-.endif
-.endif
-
-
 .include <bsd.kmod.mk>